Seal & Sea Lion

Seals and sea lions are aquatic, carnivorous mammals with a streamlined body specialised for swimming. Fur seals and sea lions belong to the family Otariid meaning little ear and earless or true seal belong to the family Phocidae.

One of the ten pinniped (seals and sea lion) species found in Australian waters, the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), is endemic to Australia and is listed as endangered (IUCN Red List 2013). Read more about the world's rarest sea lion in the feature project below & explore a complete list of the 27 pinniped studies funded by the Foundation.

Spreading the love: are Australian Sea Lions roamers or stayers?

Recently Sea World Research & Rescue Foundation funded a research project focused on the breeding habits of the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), one of the rarest sea lions in the world.

Australian's Marine Biodiversity Hotspot

Did you know Southern Bruny Island off the coast of Tasmania is biodiversity hot spot with a high diversity of species including seals, seabirds, penguins and whales?

Tracking Antarctic Fur Seals

Did you know that female Antarctic fur seals feed in two different ways?

Year Funded

Researchers

Organisation

Project

2015

LEA, Mary-Anne, SWADLING, Kerrie , LUCIEER, Vanessa & MCMAHON, Clive

UTAS

An integrated ecosystem study of an Australian marine biodiversity hotspot